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Articles with tag "United Kingdom"

ready for liftoff

Russian Rocket Launches 34 New UK Satellites

It was the fifth launch this year for British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world.
touchy subject

Iran Slams Russian-British Recreation of Iconic Tehran Conference Photo

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has reportedly summoned the Russian Ambassador to protest the photo op.
opinion Ben Noble

Can 'Team Putin' Rebrand Save United Russia?

With State Duma elections fast approaching, Russia’s unpopular ruling party is once again turning to Vladimir Putin.
espionage for cash

Briton Arrested in Germany for ‘Spying for Russia'

The stunning case has been compared to a Cold War thriller.
off-limits

Russia Bars Entry to 'Anti-Russian' Britons in Response to Human Rights, Corruption Sanctions

Britain had banned entry to Russians accused of torturing LGBT people in Chechnya and later to 14 Russians under global Magnitsky sanctions.
show of support

U.S., Western Embassies Fly Gay Pride Flags in Moscow

The Kremlin last June decried the rainbow flag displays on embassy buildings as illegal under Russian law.
black sea face-off

Russia Says Fired ‘Warning’ Shots at British Warship Near Crimea

The British Defense Ministry denied that any warning shots had been fired at the HMS Defender.
CORONAVIRUS CONTAGION

Russia Confirms First Case of New UK Virus Strain

Officials in Moscow temporarily suspended flights to and from the UK in December.
reciprocal response

Moscow Expands List of UK Officials Banned From Russia

The UK had earlier adopted sanctions targeting Russian officials over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Covid Control

Russia Imposes 14-Day Quarantine for UK Arrivals Due to Mutated Virus

Russia will impose a 14-day quarantine requirement on all arriving passengers from the U.K. starting Saturday.
no takeoff

Russia to Suspend Flights With UK Amid Mutated Virus Fears

The one-week suspension comes after Britain raised alarms over the spread of a more infectious strain of the coronavirus.
no alarms

Russia Plays Down Britain’s Infectious Coronavirus Strain

While at least 27 countries have halted flights to and from Britain, passengers are disembarking from London-Moscow flights “as normal.”
house of lords

Yevgeny Lebedev Named ‘Baron of Hampton and Siberia’ in Britain

The Russian-British media mogul is due to be sworn in as the first Russian peer next month.
peculiar peerage

Media Mogul Lebedev Seeks ‘Lord of Moscow’ Title in UK – Reports

“Before Lebedev can take his place at the Lords, the Kremlin has to sign off the title,” The Daily Mail reported.
lifetime appointment

UK Names Media Mogul Yevgeny Lebedev to House of Lords

Lebedev owns Britain’s Independent and Evening Standard newspapers and is the son of Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev.
royal neighbor

Queen Elizabeth Puts Moscow Apartment Up for Sale, Reports Say

The Queen is reportedly listed as the owner of at least four apartments overlooking Christ the Savior Cathedral.
eye for an eye

Moscow Will Take Retaliatory Action Against British Media

A senior but unnamed source said Russia would respond to decisions by the British authorities regarding Russian journalists.
WESTERN INFLUENCE

U.K. Firms Fight Russia’s Image Problem

At an annual investment forum in Moscow, British businesses promoted U.K.-Russia business relations amid the ongoing political standoff.
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